Toluk

Appearance: Toluk looks like child you just want to cuddle and take home with you. He still looks about 10 but only if you do not look closely. His face is average in appearance, so average that most people only remember the eyes. His big, blue eyes can make even the most hardened person feel sorry for him. His long, messy brown hair hide his face, which is usually covered in dirt and grime. He is only small in height and looks very thin. This is deceiving as he is very quick and can wiggle out of any situation.

Personality: Toluk looks very cute and lost. He acts like no one cares for him and is like a small feline with his large ‘puss in boots’ eyes. You just have to take him home. He uses this to his advantage. This little rogue can be crying one moment and eating your food the next. His is very quick witted making him able to talk his way out of trouble, failing that he can run and hide in such small spaces most never find him. He appears to be cruel and heartless to people, but deep down inside he just wants to be accepted. He is having trouble though, his young looks are starting to fade and he is growing into a man. This is not good, he relies on his cuteness to feed him.

History: Toluk was born in the north. He never knew his mother and so he lived with his father. His father was a guard for Brita Hold. Because of this Toluck came to know many people including another guard who taught him how to lie, cheat and steal. He also found that by using his looks and age he could get extra rations and so he used this to his advantage. His looks and small stature have always kept him one step ahead of trouble though. When the occasional Gather was held at Brita, Toluck would wander around looking lost and hungry, eventually someone would feed him. It was easy, just cry and be fed. He did not do it to gain things they did not need, though life was hard up in the mountains. He had to learn how to look after himself and was not a stranger to the occasional bit of hard work. Thread did not help and so anything he could bring home was treasured. It was not all bad as his father loved him, looked out for him and took him to the Hold for lessons or work.

Several incidents though have caused him to rethink life. He was trawling around the turns end Gather looking for a meal. He found a small stand of bubbly pies and the owner was gracious enough to give him one. He then followed a man to the tents to sleep in to get out of the cold. Inside everyone was dosing, Toluk slipped in curled up near the man. No one thought any more of him as they assumed that he was with the man. As luck would have it the man he had followed had his purse stolen and the string was left near Toluk. The man also had a blue Flit. Toluk had not seen it and so did not know about it. The Blue appeared from Between saw the pouch was missing with belonged to its pet and started to screech. This woke up the whole tent. People started to accuse Toluk of the theft. He managed to squirm his way out of the tent and ran for his life. He took refuge in a cart with a lot of barrels on, he waited in the cramped space for the sound of pursuit. It was about a half a candle mark later that Toluk dared to move. He wormed his way out of the cart and headed towards the guards barracks to find his father, he found him just outside. It was then that he found out that the thief had stolen from a Fort Bronze rider. He was now wanted by the whole Weyr, and all he had taken was a nap. His father said it was not safe for him and so sent him south to a place where Fort would never find him.

Toluk went south and was greeted by some distantly related family. He started his new life here but found his new ‘family’ to be unkind. They turned a blind eye to the bullying of the older brats and sent him out to do the worse chores. He was use to Brita and the gaming cots, not all this back breaking work. The only good thing to come of it was his finding of a clutch of firelizard eggs. He was scavenging near the beach when he heard the din of wherries and the cry of the hatchlings. He ran to get there but by the time he had scared the wherries off there was only one egg left. It hatched a lovely Green Flit who gulped down the fish that Toluk had found. Needless to say the family head was not happy. No food and he had impressed without giving the others a chance. He was beaten for it. Not liking the place he and his new found friend, Mena, joined up with a group of traders and started off towards Arolos Weyr in search of a craft and a new place to call home.

Information about Toluk's pets

Pet Name: Mena

Pet Type: Green Firelizard

Appearance: Mena is a lovely sea green which seems to change hue with the light. Her hide is always shiny but usually very dirty. She is an average Green in size and appearance, much like her pet.

Personality: Mena loves shiny things and will help Toluk obtain it if he wishes. She is very intelligent and will stand guard over anything her pet leaves her. She is very protective of her pet and will often berate others if she thinks that they may hurt her pet or take away his shinnies

Information about Toluk's dragon

Dragon Name: Sirith

Colour: Brown

Age: 0

Wing (Weyrling Group): Tiny Travellers

Appearance:

Personality: Unlucky for Sirith that he was born out of his own time. If he had been born in the Second Pass he would have been one of the largest of the browns. As it is he remains small compared to Arolos browns, and will struggle with the feeling that he should be far bigger for a lot of his life.

He loves his lifemate dearly, but he will sometimes be careless, not realising until too late that his actions are likely to hurt his rider or reflect on him badly. When he's in a temper - and Sirith does have a temper - he tends to lash out without really thinking. However he's always guilty afterwards - so guilty he'll even accept responsibility for things that weren't his fault to start with.

He tends to be fiercely loyal. Once he's decided you're on his side, he won't hear a word against you from anyone. While this can be a good quality, it can get him into trouble when those he has decided to trust just don't deserve that amount of faith.